bioluminescence

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Emission of visible light by living organisms such as the firefly and various fish, fungi, and bacteria.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. a type of luminescence produced by biological or biochemical processes, such as a glowworm glow or the action of luciferase on luciferin. A well-known example is that of firefly luminescence. See also luciferin.

At this symposium, almost all the well-known researchers in bioluminescence and related fields gathered from all over the world, including Martin Chalfie, Roger Tsien, Shimya Inoué and Atsushi Miyawaki.